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Bawn in the Mash: Experimental Americana for Intergalactic Folk

In 2004, Nathan Lynn, Josh Coffey, Tommy Oliverio, Alex Faught, and Cody Campbell started having regular bluegrass jams in the basement of Chad and Carrie Schott's Drumzrguruven Studio in Murray, Kentucky. The guys were asked to play the couples wedding, the date set for April 2005. Practicing several months for the occasion, the band started introducing original songwriting into the bluegrass mix. By the time the wedding came around, the band was calling themselves Bawn in the Mash, adopted from the Mark Twain short, 'A True Story', and had relocated to Lynn's hometown of Paducah, Kentucky. Around this same time, Campbell left the group to pursue jazz piano, and Josh Coffey's father Eddie joined the lineup on upright bass and guitars. Bawn in the Mash's first release, Welcome to the Atomic City (2006), was produced & recorded by Dan Knowles. Welcome to the Atomic City is a collection of 12 original acoustic compositions that historically interpret events that have occurred during the last 150 years in Western Kentucky. Living downtown Paducah, the group spent much time absorbing the energies of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Clarks Rivers. Songs like Land Between the Rivers, Paducah, Past the Painted Wall, The Nuclear Waltz, & At the Hotel Irvin Cobb pay tribute to a land faded & forgotten in favor of the notion of progress in America. During the recording of Welcome to the Atomic City, the band frequently showcased the material aboard the Delta Queen Steamboat and River Barge Explorer. Produced by Grammy winning recording engineer Phil Harris, Hurry Up and Wait(2007) was recorded at Battle Ridge Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Spending nearly two weeks at BRS, the band recorded 16 compositions with special guest appearances by Donnie Herron (BR5-49, Bob Dylan Band) Tyler Grant (Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt Nershi Band, Tavern Grass), and Chris Black. Brey McCoy joined the band weeks before the recording session, and Bawn in the Mash plug in. Soon after the release, banjoist Alex Faught moves to Colorado. Bawn in the Mash continue on by selling out the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, Tennessee two nights in a row with special guest Casey Driessen December 28 and 29th, giving the group 110 performances for the year. In June of 2008, the song Little Piece of Paper was featured in Global Rhythm Magazine. In addition, Josh Coffey's name made its big screen debut in the Mike Myers movie 'The Love Guru'. If you listen closely, you can hear his fiddle on Foggy Mountain Breakdown during the bar fight scene. Other members of the band appeared on and produced several side projects throught 2008, including Nathan Blake Lynn's 'Two Catfish and a Bluegill', Tommy Oliverio and Chris Henry's 'Whoever You Want it to Be' and 'Sadie's Inner Thoughts', Eddie Coffey's performances and recording sessions with Dan Knowles, and Brey McCoy's 'Metronome Theremin' and 'Frequency AG' projects.

Bawn in the Mash released their third independent album in September of 2008. Entitled Confluence, the album was produced by Chris Henry (Murphy Method) and recorded at home in Paducah, Kentucky. The album once again features the artwork & design of Darin Shock, and contain all new original material written by Bawn in the Mash. A confluence is defined as the flowing together of two or more streams. With producer Chris Henry at the helm, Bawn in the Mash take listeners on a trip down distributary into uncharted waters, channeling the wavelengths & frequencies of Western Kentucky. According to the Nashville Scene's D. Patrick Rodgers, "Bawn in the Mash bridge the rarely traversed gap between bluegrass and rock 'n' roll with the effortlessness of careful students of both."

Since April 2005, Bawn in the Mash has performed over 300 shows, sharing the stage with Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, Billy Constable, Kenny Malone, Donnie Herron, Al Goll, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, Jamie Hartford, Casey Driessen, Tim Carroll, Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle, Paleface, The Everybodyfields, Pokey LaFarge, Emmitt Nershi Band, New Monsoon, John Cowan Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dan Knowles, Jake's Leg, Chris Black, Jamie Pigg, Chris Henry, Tyler Grant, Clayton Campbell, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Greensky Bluegrass, Chris Volpe, Chicago Farmer, Matt Roam, The Al Bundy's, Craig Russell, Alabaster Brown, Backyard Tire Fire, 56 Hope Road, Alonzo Pennington, Wayword Sons, The Greencards, Tristen, Mr. Blotto, David Gans, The Hackensaw Boys, Melvin Goins, Banjo Bob Stevens and the Delta Queen Trio, The Davidson Brothers, Arnett Hollow, and many others. Bawn in the Mash has performed at prestigious art and music festivals such as the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, The Master Musicians Festival, Lowertown Arts and Music Festival, and many others. In June of 2009, Bawn in the Mash began their 4th major DIY tour of 20+ dates by headlining the Appalachian Uprising Festival, and ending the tour by performing a special late night set at Nelson Ledges GratefulFest 10 with David Gans. Soon after, Nathan Lynn leaves the band to pursue a solo career. His 2nd release, 'Who Said the World's Fair?" will be out in the Fall of 2009, and features guest appearances by Tim O'Brien, Tyler Grant, Clayton Campbell, and Josh Williams. The group continues on by adding younger brother Zach Coffey to the lineup, as Bawn in the Mash continue to slowly become one of the most progressively experimental family bands of all time.